The comparison between executive functions of patients with type 2 diabetes and normal subjects
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Approximately 171 million people suffer from type 2 diabetes, worldwide. It is estimated that the figure will be 300 million people in 2025. The aim of this research was to compare executive functions of type2 diabetic patients with normal people. Materials & Methods: This research was a descriptive and causal comparative study. 50 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected from Fateme-Al-Zahra diabetes centre via accessible sampling method. The patients, compeleted general health, Beck depression inventory and Wisconsin card sorting test questionnaires. Normal group consisted of 34 people from the patient’s relatives and staff of Fateme-Al-Zahra diabetes centre. For analyzing the data covariance test was used. Findings: The results showed that after determining depression as the Covariate variable, type 2 diabetic patients had lower executive functions than normal people. These patients had more perseveration errors than normal people. Discussion & Conclusion: Executive functions (cognitive flexibility and abstract ability) have deficiency among diabetic patients and this deficiency is influenced by depression. Instructing cognitive flexibility to these patients can decrease their deficiencies in executive functions.
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1906234800